Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-11
AGAINST POLYGamY.


WAzEIN0zoz. 0sk l0.- TIE fsiluwin,
y q mere oampleta ahetraet a -
/ minority rapeEt ~ eha utah CnmnSls-
/ afon than RFavtousig aenls
Ia1u A. Msuernand aad A. II. Carl.
/ ton, % tha Usah Comuisslan. kAee -.
mitled b Ne SssrosarV e tha fnteliar
mtnaEifY repoFt, diassnaina frnm
come of ahe views af ihe nalariiY az ehs
CoDmisaion, e. expressed n ils annual
repoet Eeeonfly Submitted. At lho oa..
81 tie CummiszlpnoEa axrruas ths a..
tenl q thair dissent 20 iollausa s,Can-
cnfrinR IN part IN the maiatify FepoRa
q o1f associates. but oisaenllne frcm d
parliealarly as reearda ill general asma
md tone. and he psepFislg q inle5-
oooIna . theological discassian into 3
secuiaf dscument. We deem Il ndxanahlo
IN order % q oiear aud aiefinct axuren.
sea % our vleSs . saomit this oar
Ths minoliag's rsEsrsnes % theo-
Logical disGusalnu in The Rnmora az aha
majority, relates b appsnaina 10 thaA
fepozt of q vcfbatim coy of the uFo.
seedlings and The profess q lerislaiioa
of TIE PEeabylsxian chaEuA impaaninR
Tue Rooa faith of she rocauk Uiah aon-
venfion IN adopting q otafe Oanefita.
tion, ccndnmniag polya4my, and pre-
testing aGainat The admiasion of tha
TerritoFy.
Afisf q reyisw Of the new faainiraalnn
Law uDon the election of dalaRnaa %
the 6olh Congress tie ainsnutlnn Caan.
mlssioneEB Sag that early a TIE rreean1
yeaE They thouahi lhey disaovered A dla.
position among The M0fmonH 20 awe uD
the pFaetioe OF polyRamy, ana add ahea
they have uned their oiIlsial naRronnl n.
haence 10 indoee the Msrmona % laks
such . alep.
AnaoakrIoN oR ro1xaAmr.
~karly 10 June Of TIE prosani yenr.n
aaya he report, "Wo were Qrallaah %
learu thai . general uauVamaat fer aha
AbFoRatlon Of palygamg va taking Al
organised form. Iha Cemaral OommAa-
lee o. the Peoples Morman Party pab.
lished . call tn t1e neuspapaas Toe mass
meetings u LEGAL voters % b held h ali
tha eonnties 81 tie Territory 10 nslsol
delegates 20 oanvonaion % Be held a.
Salt Lake City On Juna %. 1887, fsF he
pur css oi adopllna State Oonsiisu-
too, and inviting ali parties of lhe Ter
glt0Fy 70 paFticlpaao Ia thons meetinna.
Osher political parsies In tho TsaRlinFY
deollnsd 20 partiolpala Ia the move
ment. The convention uas held and
submitted % She people foK aduntion og
Ftf.olion by an election helA % Ananaa
lst. Il resulted n thn adopiion Of ibe
Constitution bY . vote of l1InS
for 10 50i against. Bul few q the Gan-
tiles voted on She pE0puaition and o. ahn
60& negative votes probably nbont ona
half we're east b. the Mcsmona. By
this vote q appears NAT neaFly s. PEI
cent Of the 4ofn1ona voted log tbs aunq
s6iloaion.' The Commissioners wlsh q
dleclaim any infeFenoe ID the question
of Statehood for U,nh, bnt thay eannides
that whethef the Territory b ndmllssa
or not Z slroaH advanced poeltlan a.
gained when q great mass of ihs psopla
are i1anoed either IN q regular 81 n q
formal OF unusual mnnneF % pleea
themselves 10 Opposition % polyeamY.
not Ar A anAM.
&c. x 4 .--.-. = las..; -. -.
latina 70 pslyaamg Gays: Many Usn-
tiles Of Utah olzin that this Anfi-polFa-
any movement is eli q shan but we -
n0t think %. After q oarefnf and im~
partial Investigation and onnaidosnaiom
our conolualon is that uhAlegoE may bo
their motives and Uholhor ihey ere ln-
hueneed by choice og necessity tha SEA
eEnlity Of monoaamoua Murnonu vino
are more than theee-fouTsha 81 enc
Mormon population, have deliberately
and wisely resolved that their hiQhaGa
earthly Interests, the prosperity and ne
happiness Of themselves and thslR pos.
teFlty and the evidence oe tho cdium
which attaches 10 them throuRhoua NE
oivilissd world demand that polyaamg
shall Be atolished.
LAD 70 nHEIKvn.
The MoTmons hayn BEEN led 10 believe
that II the practice ef polyaAmy nkall
actually and 10 good faith be nboilnhed
Congress win not further pursue then
with hostile lanialnilon ana THAI fhoiH
FeliRicus faith viii not be q aubfsa1 of
leRal animadvession o. discFiminahon,
II thess promises are granted, uamalg
. bona nde sorogatiun 81 polyaamy.
Their oonoluslon u impeagnnble upon
the weil sstiled principles and pFses-
dents.
The report thea quotes dsoluioas of
the Bupsems Court Of the Unlied ntates.
debates IN Congress and the wlaWn ~
The f0FmniaeoFa ef the Oomasiluai0n o.
the United States n suppofb of ahia
position 1ho fepOfs fnfe1eT aaTst
After sueh assurances as iheae and nau
whila The great mass os shs Morman
people ere making "a effort fog tha
abandonment Of polYRamy, We ere
asked - Fsoommend further laaialation
Of hostile and aanreesise ohafae1ug
nlmoat, u noe entirely, daslrneliWa %
local self -RoveKnment, thereby inniealna
punishment. Tits Wo decline % %.
The Commission inaloaa recon mead
The adoptiom Of an amsudmeut te tha
Conatitnlion of the Unltsd STATES pxo--
hihisira NE institution o. praclIas cf
polyaamy 10 any form n any of ne
8ts1ss 81 TsFFItoFiss